SOC 091B PZ -Pol Soc: Threats to Democracy

Institution: Pitzer

Description: Political Sociology; Making Sense of Growing Threats to American Democracy: This course provides an intellectual and scholarly environment for making sense of the profound and growing challenges to democracy in the United States, as well as considering efforts to address those challenges. We will examine current political developments in the context of scholarly analysis and journalism. Open to anyone interested in what is happening in the realm of social relations, political parties, the Supreme Court, social movements, and more, including their implications for the future. We will touch on fascism, authoritarianism, the structures of U.S. governance, white Christian nationalism, strategies of resistance, and other related topics.

Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.

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